Paint formula



Patented Aug. 16, 1927. 1,639,599

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS FRANCIS, OF MIAMI, FLORIDA.

IPAINT- FORMULA.

No Drawing. Application filed February 1, 1926. Serial No. 85,391.

This invention relates to an undercoating The linseed oil may be omitted. and 3 and overcoating having water-proofing qualparts of the ground scrap rubber is mixed ities. I with 5 parts of rosin and boiled until all the An objectof the invention is the provision rubber has been dissolved. The mixture 5 of a paint which is adapted to be employed thus formed may be thinned to any consist- 45 as an undercoat and overcoat and which ency by the use of gasoline. when applied to materials. will prevent the The composition thus produced forms an action of moisture and oxygen from causing excellent undercoat and will resist the ravdeterioration of the materials and which ages of weather for a considerably greater 1 will also prevent bacteria from destroying period, than varnishes or paints and since the fibrous materials. liquid is substantially transparent it is not A further object of the inventlon Is th suitable by itself as a paint for decorative provision of a paint forming a water-proof. purposes, but when used as an undercoat any undercoating which is transparent and other top coats may be employed for d which may be cheaply and economically ative purposes. 55 manufactured from used inner tubes and Th lin eed oil i only e loyed i th rubber casings and a particular solvent such composition for preventing in a large measas rosin. ure in the earlier stages of the mixing the This invention will be best understood adhesiveness of the material to the container from a consideration of the following dein which the paint is being made, and after 60 tailed description; nevertheless it is tobe unthe paint has beencompleted there is no nederstood that the invention is not confined cessity for the use of any further linseed oil. to the disclosure, being susceptible of such The proportions which have been set forth changes and modifications which shall define in the specification are merely approximate no material departure from the salient feaproportions which may be varied in accord- 65 tures of the invention as expressed in the ance witht-he needs or the requirements for appended claim. I which the paint may be employed.

In carrying out my invention the scrap m- I claim ner tubes and casings are passed over a mag- The process of forming a transparent netic table to remove nails or other pieces of paint composition which comprises finely iron which may be imbedded in the tubes or grinding inner tubes and rubber tires, mixtires and the scrapmaterial is then passed ing approximately three and one half parts through a grinding machine where the scrap of the ground tubes and tires with approxiis ground sufficiently fine for the purpose mately five parts of rosin and boiling the w of producing the paint. 3 parts of the mixture until the ground inner tubes and casground scrap is thoroughly mixed with 5 ings have been dissolved. parts of rosin and 1 part linseed oil and this mixture is boiled until the rubber has LOUIS FRANCIS. been dissolved and the liquid is of asmooth consistency. 

